Manufacturing news
December 2009 - View Entire Month
Uncertainty over Saab
General Motors’ sale of its Saab brand to niche Dutch car maker Stryker could now be back on after a new bid was submitted yesterday.
21 Dec 2009 11:57
787 finally flys
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner took its maiden flight yesterday, two years after first planned.
16 Dec 2009 16:08
Cell phone makers face off over patent infringement
Apple has filed a counter lawsuit against Nokia for patent infringement in response to the Finnish company’s initial claim back in October.
14 Dec 2009 13:16
November 2009 - View Entire Month
Toyota to fix fatal fault
Toyota has announced it is to change the accelerator pedals on 3.8 million vehicles that were recalled after a defect was found to be the cause of fatal accidents.
26 Nov 2009 11:02
Hershey looking for a sweet deal
US chocolate maker Hershey is reportedly considering a £10bn ($17bn) solo bid for its much speculated upon UK counterpart Cadbury.
23 Nov 2009 10:20
Electric USA
A coalition representing the advancement of electric vehicles is calling on the US government to provide tax breaks, loan guarantees and state investment to enable 14 million electric cars to engulf America’s roads over the next ten years.
17 Nov 2009 14:04
October 2009 - View Entire Month
Unilever reduces stake in JohnsonDiversey
Unilever it is to reduce its equity interest in US cleaning product manufacturer JohnsonDiversey from 33 per cent to 4 per cent.
08 Oct 2009 12:08
September 2009 - View Entire Month
GM scale back continues
General Motors will close a truck plant in Detroit, Michigan next Tuesday, bringing to an end 37 years of production at the site.
30 Sep 2009 12:20
New Northrop grievance in tanker saga
US aerospace and defence firm Northrop Grumman has accused the Pentagon of affording its rival Boeing with an advantage over a $35 billion tanker contract.
30 Sep 2009 14:51
Pedalling dodgy wares
Toyota is recalling 3.2m US cars because there are fears over accelerator pedals sticking to floor mats and causing fatal accidents.
30 Sep 2009 10:17
August 2009 - View Entire Month
GM bringing staff back in
General Motors has announced plans to reemploy 1,350 staff as it ups production by 60,000 cars in quarters three and four of 2009.
19 Aug 2009 10:19
Glaxo Novartis patent wrangle takes a new step
British drug giant GlaxoSmithKline is reportedly set for a new round in its legal tussle with one of its leading rivals – Novartis of Switzerland – over an alleged patent infringement.
17 Aug 2009 12:51
Industrial production in first rise since October
US industrial output figures, including manufacturing, utilities and mining, registered a better than expected 0.5 per cent rise in July, fuelling speculation that the recession is over and growth will now ensue.
17 Aug 2009 10:40
July 2009 - View Entire Month
Sony woes continue
Japanese electrical manufacturing giant Sony has announced a loss of £237m ($390m, 37.1bn yen) for the April to June quarter.
30 Jul 2009 10:26
Harley count the cost of the downturn
Milwaukee based motorcycle manufacturer Harley Davidson has announced it is cutting 1,000 employees in response to reduced consumer demand.
16 Jul 2009 17:01
Unexpected turn up for the books
The US trade deficit has fallen to it lowest level in over nine years after imports were down and exports were up in May.
10 Jul 2009 17:02
June 2009 - View Entire Month
Global Automotive production efficiency on the decline
The automotive industry’s use of its production capacity has experienced a steep decline in the last two years, according to data released by the Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) Auto Institute.
26 Jun 2009 17:11
NY manufacturer guilty of selling counterfeit parts to MTA
The CEO of Brooklyn-based Abec Industries pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit parts for subway cars and buses to the New York Transit (NYT) division of the Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA).
25 Jun 2009 17:38
US manufacturing orders continue to rise
Demand for manufactured goods rose 1.8 per cent in May, the Commerce Department has announced, prompting signs that the green shoots of recovery may finally be upon us.
25 Jun 2009 15:18
May 2009 - View Entire Month
New efficient production process spells end for US sucralose site
British sugar maker Tate & Lyle has announced it is to mothball a factory in the USA though the firm said the move is due to a more efficient production process rather than weak demand.
29 May 2009 11:35
The elephants in the China room
The risk of sourcing and manufacturing in China is increasing rapidly as a result of intellectual property infringement, quality failures, and regulatory compliance, according to findings from AMR Research.
27 May 2009 9:06
Sony to slim supply chain
Sony has announced it will cut its global supply chain by half over the next two years in a move which will see the Japanese consumer electronics manufacturing giant save Y500bn (£3.37bn, $5.3bn).
21 May 2009 16:20
April 2009 - View Entire Month
Toxic business climate for BASF
BASF – the largest chemical company in the world – has revealed the extent of the hit the world economic downturn has had on its fortunes.
30 Apr 2009 10:14
Textron announce 2000 more will go
Multi industry engineering and manufacturing firm Textron has announced it will now cut 8,300 employees this year after posting a 66 per cent fall in Q1 profits.
29 Apr 2009 17:10
Flying low
Chicago based plane maker Boeing has revealed a 50 per cent drop in first-quarter profits.
23 Apr 2009 11:11
March 2009 - View Entire Month
Union cuts losses for Boeing workers
Union officials representing Boeing workers at the aerospace giant’s Wichita defense plant have accepted a three-year pay deal in an attempt to end the on-going disputes at the site.
30 Mar 2009 9:59
Orders 'up' for US hard goods
US manufacturing finally had some news worth celebrating today as it was revealed orders of durable goods were up 3.4 per cent in February.
25 Mar 2009 15:59
2009 job loss rate speeds up in February
The US manufacturing sector lost 219,000 jobs in February, according to business outsourcing solutions firm Automatic Data Processing (ADP).
04 Mar 2009 16:40
February 2009 - View Entire Month
Car bosses accept pay cut
The top brass of troubled car giant Ford have accepted a thirty per cent pay cut in a bid to lead a top-down approach to cost efficiency.
25 Feb 2009 11:29
Initiative launched to help US manufacturers survive recession and thrive after
The American Small Manufacturers Coalition (ASMC) has launched a study to assess America’s progress in adopting the manufacturing strategies necessary to succeed in the global economy.
17 Feb 2009 9:33
Manufacturers to return to USA?
A new survey reveals many manufacturers may be on the verge of bringing production back to the States from low-cost economies in Asia.
09 Feb 2009 16:29
January 2009 - View Entire Month
Editorial: Driving Changes
Toyota remains Big Three's best teacher, by Anand Sharma...
26 Jan 2009 7:34
American company to buy iconic British china maker
A US ‘vulture fund’ is set to buy 250-year-old English fine china maker Waterford Wedgwood , which fell into administration last week.
12 Jan 2009 11:52
Boeing announce mass job cuts in Washington
Boeing has announced it is to cut 4,500 staff from its commercial plane unit in Washington, DC.
12 Jan 2009 12:21
